How to clean solid wood floors? Knowledge of purchasing solid wood flooring
Knowledge of purchasing solid wood flooring
1. Selection and selection of wood flooring: There are many types of solid wood flooring, including imported and domestic materials, including precious rosewood and teak, as well as popular beans, birch, ash, etc. Due to the different types of these flooring materials, the prices vary greatly. When choosing flooring materials, consumers should choose floors with relatively stable texture and colors that are more stable and their favorite patterns and colors.
2. Select moisture content:
The moisture content of solid wood floors is the most important factor that directly affects floor deformation. The moisture content of the purchased floor must be similar to the local balance moisture content. When buying a floor, sales staff must be asked to determine the moisture content of the floor. The method is very simple: first measure the moisture content of the purchased floor sample in the exhibition hall, and then unbox and inspect the moisture content of the purchased floor. If the moisture content of the two is only 1% to 2%, it is a moisture content suitable for local laying of floors.
3. Select size:
In terms of wood board stability, the smaller the floor size, the better the deformation resistance. For this reason, you should choose a shorter and narrow solid wood floor to minimize the bend, twist, scoop, shrink, and arch of the solid wood floor. Floor experts believe that shorter ones are better than long ones; narrow ones are better than wide ones, and are cheap and good.
4. Select processing accuracy:
After assembling 8 to 12 floors on the flat ground, use hand-touch and eye-view to observe whether the processing accuracy is flat, smooth, and whether the tongue and groove joint is suitable. It should not be too loose or too tight.
5. Selection of paint quality: After the
board surfaces are all called paint boards after being painted. Pay attention to the three musts and three nos when selecting. The third is: the paint surface should be uniform, smooth and flat; the third is: no leakage of paint, no bubbles, and no cracks. It is recommended to purchase UV light curing coatings, which are referred to as UV paint boards for short. Their wear resistance and scalding resistance are better than other coating processes. Use a cigarette butt to burn for 20 seconds and leave no traces.
6. Select the quality of the substrate:
Use your eyes to observe whether the floor is of the same material type, and whether the board surface has material defects such as cracking, decay, dead joints, insect eyes, and blue transformation. Usually, there is no need to be too demanding about color aberration, livestock, texture, etc., which are the natural properties of wood. It is the color difference and changing natural texture that shows the natural color of solid wood flooring and is the fashion pursued by home decoration internationally.
Cleaning of solid wood floors
1, damage prevention
Solid wood floors are also easy to damage. Even the tiniest grey gravel can easily wear out the paint film and color on its surface over time, leaving traces. If there is already grey, remove it in time. It is best to change into flat slippers and enter the room without bringing the grey in. Do not wear soles with nails and iron palms or even hard-soled leather shoes to move around, so that their surfaces are subject to operation. Rough, bulky and hard objects must not be dragged on wooden floors. When placing, you should also place protective cushion layer and pay attention to lightness; items with edges and corners on the bottom should not be placed directly on the wooden floor to prevent movement. The grey on the floor should not be treated with damp rags and mops, because it will be wrapped with grey and cause scratches to wear on the surface of the paint film on the solid wood floor. Therefore, it should be treated cleanly in a dry manner to reduce the chance of wear.
2. Waterproof
Solid wood floors are most afraid of water. In summer, we must prevent rain and water from falling outside the window. In winter, you should prevent the heating in the house from running out of water. If water is accidentally leaked, even a little tea should be wiped clean with a soft rag in time to keep it dry to avoid wear and shine, or even warping, cracking, and mold. If the indoor cement floor is wet (this is the most common situation in the lower floor room), mold, deterioration, warping, paint peeling, color variation, etc., it is necessary to solve the problem of wet water and moisture first, and then renovate and replace the floor. It is best not to use a damp mop or rag to clean the solid wood floor. In addition to causing the floor surface to lose its finish, it is more important that the solid wood floor will absorb moisture and easily deform, and will quickly absorb more dust and small fibers on the floor surface.
3. Anti-dirt
Solid wood floors are also afraid of dirt. If it is ordinary dirt left by water-soluble substances, you can first wipe off the dust, and then wipe it with a soft rag dip in thick tea water, wash water or orange peel water soaked in orange peel. This can not only remove dirt, but also restore the luster of the paint film. If it is dirt that is difficult to remove, such as phlegm, scented glue, oil paint, etc., do not rush to wipe it with gasoline. The reason is as mentioned above. The nature of the dirt must be carefully divided before deciding on different methods and different detergents to clean them. For cleaners that have not figured out their chemical properties, they should not be used at will to avoid chemical reactions with paint and causing damage to the floor. Do not use it easily damage. Do not use hard tools or tools that can easily damage the paint film to use the spatula. Experts and masters should be consulted to decide on the solution.